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as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
BB guns shoot small round metal pellets
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as in pops
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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as in photographs
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in casts
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in shouts
to voice one's opinions freely with force
you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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8
as in sprinkles
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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1
as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making
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as in pains
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down
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Recent Examples of shoots
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
As David and Agent Greer leave with Matthew, Hayden shoots his mother and flees with Rachel.
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Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
Ultimately, Sheriff Bechir (Kevin Carroll) does what Tom can’t bring himself to and shoots Ruth (seemingly non-fatally) in the name of his own newborn child.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Or the likelihood an original director goes out and shoots original shots?
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Sarnoski shoots everything with overwhelming but legible intensity, neither shying away from the violence nor making an effort to glorify it, and Jackman is similarly stoic in his performance.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
In footage posted to X by former Mayor Eric Adams, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Without hesitation, Miguel shoots Chet in the head, killing him instantly.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
How to Prevent It from Coming Back Persistence is key, as the tree of heaven can continue producing small shoots and trees long after the main stem is removed.
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Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Off Campus shoots in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Featurettes also examine the evolution of Andy, Miranda, Emily (Blunt, 43), and Nigel (Tucci, 65), while also taking viewers behind the scenes of the film's New York and Italy shoots.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Though much of the movie was filmed in the woods outside Eugene, it is mostly associated with Brownsville, which registered with the state of Oregon as a potential location for shoots in the 1970s after the town experienced financial challenges.
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Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Green shoots are appearing in the spending patterns of lower-income earners, with their consumption tracking up in recent days on goods and services excluding gas.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
My life revolves around deadlines, shoots, and special events, but skiing is my escape.
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Amber Feld,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
Look for flower spikes that are beginning to decline, and cut the stem just above a set of leaves or side shoots.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Verb
Jalen Brunson shoots between Julian Champagnie and Victor Wembanyama in Game Two of the NBA Finals.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
As David and Agent Greer leave with Matthew, Hayden shoots his mother and flees with Rachel.
—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
Ultimately, Sheriff Bechir (Kevin Carroll) does what Tom can’t bring himself to and shoots Ruth (seemingly non-fatally) in the name of his own newborn child.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Or the likelihood an original director goes out and shoots original shots?
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Sarnoski shoots everything with overwhelming but legible intensity, neither shying away from the violence nor making an effort to glorify it, and Jackman is similarly stoic in his performance.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
In footage posted to X by former Mayor Eric Adams, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range.
—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Without hesitation, Miguel shoots Chet in the head, killing him instantly.
—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Noun
Seventeen minutes in and Colombia has its best shot as Córdoba springs the counter and runs through from the right and shoots to the far post, but Diogo Costa dives low to deflect it out to the corner.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
How to Prevent It from Coming Back Persistence is key, as the tree of heaven can continue producing small shoots and trees long after the main stem is removed.
—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Off Campus shoots in Vancouver, British Columbia.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Featurettes also examine the evolution of Andy, Miranda, Emily (Blunt, 43), and Nigel (Tucci, 65), while also taking viewers behind the scenes of the film's New York and Italy shoots.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Though much of the movie was filmed in the woods outside Eugene, it is mostly associated with Brownsville, which registered with the state of Oregon as a potential location for shoots in the 1970s after the town experienced financial challenges.
—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Green shoots are appearing in the spending patterns of lower-income earners, with their consumption tracking up in recent days on goods and services excluding gas.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
My life revolves around deadlines, shoots, and special events, but skiing is my escape.
—
Amber Feld,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
Look for flower spikes that are beginning to decline, and cut the stem just above a set of leaves or side shoots.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoots
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026.
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The playlist that fires you up for routine tasks is likely to interfere with more demanding work.
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Continue reading … HOT TAKE — Paris deputy mayor blasts Americans on Instagram for France's deadly heat wave.
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It’s lit up in patriotic red, white, and blue, and sometimes blasts Vegas-nightclub-style spotlights into the sky.
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Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, D’Arcy Carden, and Gemma Chan are the friends, which bodes well, and Timothy Olyphant pops up as an old boyfriend.
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Octavia Spencer pops in a summery blouse at the Amiri show during Paris Fashion Week on June 25.
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Instead, the film rushes to its next action beat.
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Babcock is a possession coach; Bouchard’s brilliant passes tape-to-tape out of the defensive zone are textbook starters for rushes up the ice.
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The thing nobody photographs but everyone eventually has to run on.
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Sarah Stier, a staff photographer for Getty Images who photographs Knicks regular season and playoff games, told ABC News.
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Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
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The mayor presides over City Council meetings, represents the city publicly and casts tie-breaking votes.
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Zach Bryan shouts out the crowd on the London leg of his With Heaven on Tour on June 17.
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Roaring and grunting, his body sleek with blood and sweat, Conan tussles and grapples with a series of opponents, dominating them all, while an audience of torch-wielding vulgarians shouts and howls at the pit’s lip.
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Use Cinnamon for Plants For outdoor plants, Guerrera sprinkles cinnamon on the soil to naturally kill fungus gnat larvae.
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In honor of the Niners’ 80th season, the video takes us on a house tour through the decades that sprinkles their opponents’ objects in each room.
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